# Makaltala Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Makaltala

Makaltala is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,505 people in 359 households**, the 52nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,505people (2011)
- 359households
- 79.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makaltala

Of every 100 households in Makaltala in 2011, 51 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makaltala · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**34%

Television ****36%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Makaltala?

■ Makaltala · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1302**

**956

Working population ****35.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (16%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 321 (61%) · **■** Marginal 92 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Magrahat - II

- Tasrala1,550 people
- Jaldhapa1,527 people
- Baniber1,517 people
- Katkina Ishwaripur1,505 people
- Panchpara1,470 people
- Chakiswari1,409 people
- Belgachhia1,396 people
- Paschim Kamar Pukuria1,310 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makaltala?1,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makaltala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makaltala?79.7% (Census 2011)